“Dr. Brian Banks, J.D., Ph.D. … create systems of accountability that foster excellent academic outcomes”
macdowellprep.com/meet-our-superintendent
Current
Banks (website)
“We aspire to be the best place for leaders to lead and teachers to teach”
macdowellprep.com/about
Current
Wells-Stallworth
Board President since 2014. Re-elected herself for 12+ years while school stayed in bottom 3%
EEM record
Confirmed
Dagnogo (Chalkbeat)
“The nine-member development team includes Michigan Third Circuit Court Judge Cylenthia LaToye Miller, attorney Lamar Moreland”
Chalkbeat Sep 2025
Sep 8, 2025
PCA website
“empower ambassadors… rigorous, high-quality education centered on the fields of law and public service”
purposecharteracademy.com
Current
PCA website
“Management by The Purpose Group”
Footer, every page
Current
Banks (police report)
“I’m an attorney”
DPD #26-0909-0176
Sep 9, 2026
What the Numbers Say
Metric
Value
Source
Math proficiency
3%
MDE, SchoolDigger
Reading proficiency
12%
U.S. News
Statewide rank
Bottom 3% (1,443 of 1,488)
SchoolDigger
Staff properly credentialed
2 of 14 (14%)
MOECS audit Sep 26, 2026
Staff with wrong endorsement
1 (K teacher has 6-12 English cert)
MOECS
Staff with zero credentials
2
MOECS
Staff with sub permits from other schools
2
MOECS
Admin cost per student
$1,665 (vs. ~$850 state avg)
MDE audit FY2025
Revenue to management LLC
72.67%
Financial records
Superintendent criminal convictions
9 (6 felonies, 3 misdemeanors)
ICHAT
Bar admission
Never
State Bar of Michigan search
Math proficiency trend under Banks
Dropped 70% (10% → 3%)
MDE
A school that claims “excellence” and “accountability” has 3% math proficiency, 14% properly credentialed staff, and a superintendent with 9 criminal convictions who claims degrees he does not hold. These are not allegations — they are public records. Verify every one of them using the links on our verification page.
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